Huddy Everybody! Come jine we on we island home!

Welcome to the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration! Today, the descendants of West Africans brought in bondage to the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia, are striving to preserve a way of life. Gullah is more than simply the language and name of a people. It encompasses the essence of struggle, spirituality, perseverance and tradition.

Leap into this living history beginning January 31 and running through February 28th, 2009, when the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, Inc. (NIBCAA) hosts the Thirteen Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration.

The 2009 schedule of events will include De Aarts Ob We People XII Art Show & Sale, an Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, National Freedom Day Banquet, A Gullah Film Fest Series, A Taste of Gullah – Food & Entertainment, A Celebration of Low Country Authors and Books, the Arts, Crafts & Food Expo on Presidents Day Weekend, De Gullah Playhouse, and Youth Musical.

See Schedule of Events. Click here.

CLICK HERE to see 2008 Celebration Pictures.

Support the preservation of Gullah/Geechee culture! Become a corporate sponsor, advertiser, or individual donor today! CLICK HERE for Sponsor Information.

Artists may also submit press kits and other material for booking consideration.

For additional information regarding events, group ticket sales, or hotel and travel information, contact the Gullah Celebration Hotline: (877) 650-0676 or locally: (843) 689-9314.